Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Burlington County, NJ
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 6, 1989No. Civ. A. 85-2002 (MTB)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARRY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The events which led to the grievous injuries suffered by plaintiff Timothy Ryan on October 4, 1983 have been fully set forth in my earlier opinion, Ryan v. Burlington County, 674 F.Supp. 464 (D.N.J. 1987), and will be but briefly summarized here. The locus of those events was the Burlington County Jail, a facility which it is undisputed was sorely lacking in a number of critical respects.
The Burlington County Jail is a small two-story structure which had previously been used as an armory. The first floor, at times relevant here, consisted of…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Acierno v. CloutierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Ryan v. Burlington CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Carty v. FarrellyDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1997
- Timothy Ryan v. Burlington County, New Jersey, and Burlington County, Harold Colburn, Jr., Michael J. Conda, Catherine A. Costa, Henry J. Metzger, Robert C. Shinn, Michael J. Hogan, and Burlington County Solicitor's Office, Defendants/third Party v. Maurice Scott, Third Party and John Bradman, Individually and Officially as Warden of Burlington County Jail, Defendants/third Party v. Maurice Scott, Third Party Appeal of Harold Colburn, Jr., Michael Conda, Catherine H. Costa, Henry J. Metzger and Robert C. Shinn, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- DiLoreto v. Borough of OaklynDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
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